As the investigation into the slaying of Jennifer L. Snyder continues, her family is taking steps to see that the Lower Macungie woman's passion for helping animals lives on. Snyder's family has set up the Jennifer Lindsay Snyder Memorial Fund, at Jim Thorpe National Bank, to help homeless and neglected animals. Donations can be made at any bank branch, said Trina Angelovich, Snyder's aunt. "Jennifer was such an amazing individual and we know her No. 1 priority was helping animals," Angelovich said. "We wanted to do something to further her life's work. This is all so surreal, so overwhelming." Lehigh County District Attorney James Martin said...

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